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Guyana: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned reports carried in Venezuelan press regarding the approval of a new resolution approved by the Energy and Petroleum Commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly (19.03.2017)
It has come to the attention of the Government of Guyana through a media report in the Venezuelan publication El Nacional of 15th March 2017 that a resolution of the Energy and Petroleum Commission of the National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela entitled 'Approved Agreement to Reject Oil Operations in the Essequibo' has called for the immediate cessation of on-going offshore oil exploration and exploitation activities under Guyanese license in the Stabroek concession block well within the maritime Exclusive Economic Zone of Guyana in accordance with international law. So far as the Government of Guyana is aware, the Government of Venezuela has not adopted or otherwise endorsed the resolution, in which case the Government of Guyana would respond as appropriate.
The inflammatory resolution contains serious factual and legal errors. First, it suggests erroneously that the offshore activities in Guyanese waters have "recently" commenced whereas the Stabroek license was awarded in 1999 and exploration commenced the following year in 2000, 17 years ago. Second, it suggests erroneously that Guyana is prohibited from developing its resources in this area because of Article V of the Geneva Agreement of 1966. But nothing whatsoever in the terms of that provision indicates that the parties cannot exercise jurisdiction over their sovereign territories. Otherwise, it would mean that for the past fifty years, Guyana had no right to develop 70% of its territory, and the same applies to Venezuela's development of the Orinoco region and adjacent maritime area which, like the Essequibo, was the subject of the 1899 Arbitral Award. Needless to say, such an argument is manifestly absurd.
This political posturing comes at an unfortunate time when the UN Secretary-General has appointed Ambassador Dag Nylander as his Personal Representative to provide Guyana and Venezuela a final opportunity to resort to the Good Offices process in order to resolve the controversy arising from Venezuela's contention that the 1899 Arbitral Award delimiting the land boundary between Guyana and Venezuela is "null and void". The parties have until the end of 2017 to make significant progress in arriving at a final resolution of the controversy failing which the Secretary-General will refer the matter to the International Court of Justice. Guyana is fully committed to the search for a full and final resolution of the controversy under the Good Offices process in the limited time that remains. Such deliberate provocations and absurd demands that Guyana halt all development activities, especially when for over fifty years Venezuela has intimidated Guyana and obstructed a resolution of the controversy in accordance with international law, only serve to undermine this final opportunity for the parties to once and for all bring an end to this matter by agreement, failing which adjudication will be the only remaining means of settlement.
Guyana remains committed to friendly and neighbourly relations with the Government and people of Venezuela, but it will categorically refuse to surrender any of the sovereign rights to which it is entitled under international law, not least in this, the fifty-first anniversary of its independence from colonial rule, as a new period of prosperity awaits its people.
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This is Susanne Brokesch's third album and her first on Chicks On Speed Records. On Emerald Stars the producer electronically reworked five songs from the Austrian composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903): Susanne Brokesch and Jon Turi presented "Der Soldat," "Stille Liebe," "Nachtzauber," "Verschwiegene Liebe" and "Das Ständchen" live on stage at the Austrian Cultural Forum. Susanne's production style on these compositions is less ambient-like than on previous releases. They open up more towards experimentation, classical song interpretation and pop music. Includes a cover of David Bowie's "Heroes."
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"Austrian ambient/electronica composer Susanne Brokesch of a small-but-growing contingency of female producers releasing innovative experimental music in an unfortunately predominantly male field. Born in Austria and currently residing in New York, Brokesch has recorded as Sil, Sil Electronics, and under her own name for such labels as Cheap, Sähkö, Tension and Disko B. She has contributed tracks to a number of Austrian and European experimental music compilations, including the infamous Rancho Relaxo Allstars. Although she's never studied music formally, Brokesch's compositions are remarkable for their emphasis on acoustic instrumental sources such as guitars and percussion, which she then fuses with electronically generated soundscapes and minimal machine rhythms. Her debut full-length Sharing The Sunhat appeared in 1997, and was described by one critic as 'a cross between Oval and a (good) ECM record'. Susanne Brokesch describes So Easy, Hard To Practice as 'new age jazz' and gives us the following directions: 'My new CD is called So easy, hard to practice. It is very much influenced by the dusty sound of second hand opera recordings. And this you can imagine against the hunting grounds of space travel tragedies, dashing through the depths of interplanetary relations finding the quiet you can discover in a day spa, restaurant, car wash.."
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Facebook exec admits Zuckerberg not appearing before UK parliament doesn't look great
Ryan Browne@Ryan_Browne_
"Not great," was the phrase Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of policy solutions, used to describe how Zuckerberg's no-show at the hearing looked.
Lawmakers from Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, Brazil, Ireland, Latvia, Argentina and Singapore questioned Facebook's policy head.
A seat was left vacant with a card reading Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's name, highlighting visible frustration with the company for not sending its boss.
The absence of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing attended by lawmakers from nine countries doesn't look great, an executive at the company admitted Tuesday.
"Not great," was the phrase Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of policy solutions, used to describe how Zuckerberg's no-show at the hearing looked when asked by a lawmaker. Allan is also a member of the parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords.
"I think it's important we have this kind of engagement but I also have a role supporting my company as it tries to grapple with the issues that we're talking about today," he said.
Allan added: "And I understand as we're trying to work out where senior officers of the company should be that we should work this out."
The Facebook executive was faced with a grueling session of questioning from international politicians in the British parliament on Tuesday around how it handles user data and privacy.
A seat was left vacant beside Allan with a card reading Zuckerberg's name, highlighting the lawmakers' visible frustration with the company for not sending its boss.
"We don't have Mr Zuckerberg here today which is incredible unfortunate, and I think speaks to a failure to account for the loss of trust certainly across the globe with respect to Facebook and Facebook's users," Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, vice chair of the standing committee on access to information, privacy and ethics in the lower house of Canada's parliament, told Allan at the hearing.
He added: "In the Canadian context, it wasn't until recently that you started to notify Canadian users that their information was shared in the Cambridge Analytica context. And that sense of corporate responsibility particularly one of the immense power and profit of Facebook has been as empty as the chair beside you."
Facebook began notifying users whether their data had been wrongly shared with Cambridge Analytica back in April.
Pressure piles on Facebook
The hearing, which was dubbed the "International Grand Committee," is part of the U.K. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee's inquiry into disinformation and fake news.
The committee's focus has become increasingly centered on Facebook, which found itself at the heart of a scandal surrounding the way user information was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the controversial political consultancy that helped President Donald Trump's campaign during the 2016 presidential election.
The social media giant was fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office, the U.K.'s data regulator, for failing to protect user data. However, Facebook has said it will appeal this fine, arguing that the ICO found no evidence that British data had been shared with Cambridge Analytica.
Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of policy solutions, speaks at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, 14 September 2015.
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Last weekend, British parliament made the unusually aggressive decision to seize internal Facebook documents from U.S. businessman Ted Kramer, founder of controversial app maker Six4Three. The documents were reportedly obtained by Kramer's lawyers as a result of legal discovery ahead of a court case between Six4Three and Facebook.
Now-defunct Six4Three developed an app called Pikinis, which let people pay to find pictures of Facebook users in swimsuits. The app was shut down in 2015 after Facebook changed its policies around the sharing of user data with third-party developers. Six4Three argues that Facebook drove developers away through anti-competitive means — Facebook disputes that claim, calling it "entirely meritless."
The documents are reported to contain confidential emails related to Facebook's data and privacy controls, as well as correspondence with Zuckerberg and other senior executives at the company.
Damian Collins, chair of the DCMS select committee, has said the papers could be released; however, Facebook's Allan told the British lawmaker that, as they are under judicial consideration, they should be kept out of the public eye.
Collins has repeatedly called on Facebook's Zuckerberg to appear before the committee, only to be rejected multiple times. The highest-level Facebook executive to have appeared before the committee so far was Mark Schroepfer, the firm's chief technology officer, who in April admitted the company "did not read all of the terms and conditions" of the app responsible for improperly sharing user data with Cambridge Analytica.
Correction: This story has been updated to correct the name of Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of public policy.
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Knee-Deep Prayers (Welcome to Church)
by Alanna Rusnak - March 27, 2017
The local licensed café is narrow and dim, deliciously warm, splashed (in the evenings) with a red light that calls you in off the street like a crackling fire. It's not pretentious or intimidating, and though I know it best as a place to sit during daylight hours, tapping away at my laptop, making friendly small talk with the owners who always seem happy to see me, it's just as kind a place after nightfall.
A friend and member of my regular Monday night Writer's Jam invited me out to the café to see her workshop a performance art piece she'd been piecing together with a small crew of other creatives. I didn't know what to expect and I'm certainly not prone to venturing far outside my comfort zone (though I'm getting better at it) but I wanted to support her.
And I was curious. With her in the mix it was guaranteed to be wonderfully weird. (I say that with true affection!)
And it was a night out.
Win win.
I arrived a few minutes early (with another Writer's Jam friend in tow!) to be wrapped up in a crushing hug by the aforementioned performing friend who's face, when she saw us walk in, told the kind of humble story that began with: I can't believe you actually came!
"Is there going to be audience participation?" I asked as she hugged me.
"No," she promised. "Someone might just come up and whisper in your ear."
Her revelation meant I could sit wherever I wanted instead of the inaccessible back corner. I'm a wallflower by nature. Don't ever think of pulling me up on the stage as a "volunteer".
People filtered in, filling the space to capacity, chatting in the heightened tones of those hoping to be enlightened. Wine was poured and ginger tea steeped. I love that about this place. It's not like the times when I approach a bar and ask for an orange pekoe—when they look at me like I'm a totally lame, boring prude—here, no one lifts an eyebrow. Coffee, vodka, tea, wine...we're all the same.
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed and so began the wonderful weirdness...
During one of my high school English classes I had to do a presentation on a theme from whatever piece of literature we were studying at the time. I don't remember if it was Shakespeare or Richard Adams, but I do remember I chose to present FEAR. And (because I obviously didn't yet know myself) I did a performance art presentation in the mini amphitheater of the basement drama room. It included the first eight notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony played upon a single octave toy piano at intentionally sporadic intervals throughout the presentation; a flashlight held beneath my chin; a long strip of newsprint upon which we would all leave our fears behind in varying strokes of fat crayola markers; angsty original poetry; and a moody recitation of whatever passage was most drenched in FEAR.
It was brilliant.
And it was a disaster.
It was a brilliant disaster.
But only because I was preaching to a room of non-believers. Those kids...they didn't speak my language. They rolled their eyes and drew orange stick-men on my canvas of catharsis.
So, instead of feeling affirmed and powerful, I felt embarrassed and sad and even less sure of who I was and where I fit into the world.
Last Thursday night, I sat at a café table and watched all that bravery spill out from the stage, washing over a crowd that nodded along and mmmhmmmm'ed when they really liked a statement, that clapped like they meant it; a crowd who recognized that despite technical glitches and long awkward pauses there was a magic happening there. A magic that's made of freedom and the willingness to be vulnerable—the strength to refuse invisibility and I thought, 'Oh, this is strange.'
But I also thought, 'THESE ARE MY PEOPLE!'
Those brave souls up there, they were preaching to the choir. We all got it. Even if we didn't 'get it'. Somehow they spoke the language out loud that I've always been speaking inside.
I once stood along the wall at a Niagara Falls dance club while Vanilla Ice served drinks behind the bar. I hated every ugly second of it. The sticky floor, the violent strobe lights, the music that vibrated in my chest. I feel anxiety even in the remembering of it. The best moment of that night was the moment we were back out on the street. I didn't care that my husband's friend knew a guy who took us through the V.I.P. entrance so we didn't have to pay the $50 cover charge. I didn't care that Ice Ice Baby was close enough to see the pores on his nose, or that this club was tagged as that night's 'place to be'. I only cared that I was dreadfully unhappy and that the whole experience made me feel wildly inadequate and dull.
But this...this was warm and intimate and spiritual.
A friend recently returned to church after staying away for a while. He later told me how happy he was to have been welcomed back so warmly. My response was: Of course! That's what church is! It's relationship. It's connection. It's working together towards a shared purpose.
And that's what I found in that little café. Church.
Genuine relationship. Honest connection. A passionately shared purpose.
"Midnight stroll through knee-deep prayers."
They mentioned that more than once...knee-deep prayers. And as I listened to the words of the poetry they spoke I recognized the psalms within them and immediately knew that every poem/prose/song/art is a prayer and prayer is the only language that everyone speaks, no matter their religious affiliation.
Midway through the presentation, the performers left the stage carrying tubes, the ends fitted with some kind of headphone. They moved through the audience, pausing by various people, placing the headphone against an ear while they spoke through the other end. I, having sat in the aisle, provided one such ear. "This is the most intimate our relationship will ever be," he said. "You don't have to tell anyone what I say to you here tonight. I love you, sister." And then he moved on to the next person.
First of all...very intimate! And second of all...awwwwww! Because that's all anyone wants isn't it? And it's ultimately why we try our hand at creating anything. To spread our heart—for good or for bad.
My last swallow of coffee was cold but my spirit was warmed having discovered this community. They left a little of their weird glitter on me so that when I went home later that night I did not feel dull, nor did I feel embarrassed or inadequate. I felt affirmed and empowered. I felt accepted.
I felt exactly like one should feel having found their church. I felt like I'd come home.
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Keep A Breast Foundation - The Keep A Breast Foundation has joined forces with Touchstone Climbing to feature a Pink Climbing Route in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
The Keep A Breast Foundation has joined forces with Touchstone Climbing to feature a Pink Climbing Route in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Los Angeles, CA, September 11, 2018 -- The Keep A Breast Foundation™ and Touchstone Climbing Gyms are collaborating this October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to feature a special pink climbing route at Cliffs of Id climbing gym located in Culver City, CA. Next to the starting hold of the route, an informational poster will be set to increase breast cancer awareness amongst climbers, so they are better informed and equipped to make choices and develop habits that will benefit their long-term health and well-being.
"Touchstone Climbing is inspired by the creativity and passion of The Keep A Breast Foundation. We are proud to collaborate with an organization that not only raises breast cancer awareness but also empowers young people affected by breast cancer to find healing and strength through artistic expression." said Heather Bellgreen of Touchstone Climbing.
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Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi (1936)
For other ships with the same name, see Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian Duca degli Abruzzi-class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. After the war she was retained by the Marina Militare and upgraded. She was built by CRDA, in Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyard Trieste and named after the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1938
Name: Giuseppe Garibaldi
Namesake: Giuseppe Garibaldi
Builder: CRDA
Launched: 21 April 1936
Commissioned: 1 December 1937
Refit: 1957-1961
Homeport: Taranto
Motto: "Obbedisco" (Obey)
Fate: Reconstructed in 1957
Class and type: Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruiser
Standard: 11,350 t (11,170 long tons; 12,510 short tons)
Full: 11,735 t (11,550 long tons; 12,936 short tons)
Waterline: 171.1 m (561 ft 4 in)
Overall: 187 m (613 ft 6 in)
Beam: 18.9 m (62 ft 0 in)
Draught: 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
8 Yarrow boilers
2 turbine gears
Total output: 100,000 hp (75,000 kW)
Range: 4,125 mi (6,639 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement: 640
10 × 152 mm (6 in) mm guns
8 × 100 mm (4 in) / 47 caliber guns
8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 54-cal. guns
12 × 13.2 mm replaced with
12 × 20 mm (1 in)/65
Wartime additional: -
6 × 533 mm torpedo launchers
(removed in 1945)
2 × anti-submarines mortars
Outer Belt: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Inner Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
Main Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
Upper Deck: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in)
Turrets: 135 mm (5.3 in)
Barbettes: 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in)
Outer Bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Inner Bulkheads: 100 mm (3.9 in)
Conning Tower: 30–140 mm (1.2–5.5 in)
Aircraft carried: 4 x Ro.43
Garibaldi in 1961
Builder: La Spezia Arsenal
Commissioned: 1961
Fate: Scrapped
Notes: Pennant 551
Class and type: none
Type: Guided missile cruiser
Standard: 9,195 t (9,050 long tons; 10,136 short tons)
Total output: 85,000 hp (63,000 kW)
Sensors and
processing systems:
1× AN/SPS-6 surface surveillance radar
1× MM/SPQ-2 navigation/surface surveillance radar
1× AN/SPS-39 Freescan 3D anti-air surveillance radar
1× Argos 5000 air surveillance radar
2× AN/SPG-55 tracking radars
2× Twin 135/45 mm gun
8× Oto Melara 76/62mm MMI gun
4× UGM-27 Polaris missile launchers
1× Mk 4 twin-arm launcher for RIM-2 Terrier SAM
max 140 mm (5.5 in) (vertical)
40 mm (1.6 in) (horizontal)
Decommissioned in 1953, Giuseppe Garibaldi was converted between 1957 and 1961, at the La Spezia shipyards, into a guided missile cruiser.
The Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruisers were the final version of the Condottieri-class and were larger and better protected than their predecessors. The armament was also increased by two extra 152 mm guns, triple turrets replaced twins in the "A" and "Y" positions. The machinery was also revised which led to these ships having a slightly slower maximum speed than their predecessors.
World War II serviceEdit
On 9 July at the Battle of Calabria Giuseppe Garibaldi along with her sister, Duca degli Abruzzi, fired the first rounds of the engagement. During the engagement, splinters from a 6-inch round fired by Giuseppe Garibaldi[1][2] hit the British cruiser HMS Neptune, damaging her catapult and the reconnaissance aircraft beyond repair.[3][4]
On 1 September, she was part of the fleet that attempted to intercept the Hats convoy and on 29 September, Giuseppe Garibaldi and the rest of the Italian fleet made another ineffectual sortie against Operation MB 5, a successful British attempt to ressuply Malta. On 11 November, Giuseppe Garibaldi was anchored at Taranto when British aircraft attacked the Italian fleet in the harbour.
On 27 March, Giuseppe Garibaldi participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan. The commander of the ship at the time was Captain Stanislao Caraciotti. On 8 May she was part of an Italian force that failed to intercept Tiger convoy. On 28 July the cruiser was torpedoed and damaged by the British submarine HMS Upholder.
On 3 January, the cruiser escorted Italian convoy M 43. On 7 March, Giuseppe Garibaldi took part in Operation V 5, escorting a large Axis convoy to Libya along with another Condottieri-class cuiser, the Eugenio di Savoia. On 14 June the ship participated in the successful action against convoy Vigorous, an attempt to resupply Malta by the Royal Navy.
After the armistice (8 September 1943), she operated in the South Atlantic together with Allied ships against potential German raiders.
Recommissioning as a guided missile cruiserEdit
Launch of a Terrier missile.
After the war she was retained by the Marina Militare and modernized with minor changes of the armament and a radar. She was decommissioned in 1953 and reconstructed as a guided missile cruiser.
The new ship was rebuilt in the La Spezia Arsenal starting from 1957, and, at her completion in 1961, she was named flagship of the Italian Navy.
The reconstruction included a complete overhauling of the superstructure, while the hull kept its original dimensions.
Apart from some minor changes, much of the latter's rebuilding included four launchers for the U.S. designed UGM-27 Polaris nuclear ballistic missiles. Despite the successful launching tests, the US never provided the missiles, due to political convenience. Instead the Italian government set to develop an indigenous missile, called Alfa with a successful program.
The propulsion system remained the same. The rest of the armament was radically altered: a RIM-2 Terrier missile launcher made Giuseppe Garibaldi the first missile cruiser in Europe. The previous artillery was replaced by four 135/45 mm guns in two twin turrets and eight Oto Melara 76/62mm Type MMI AA guns. Electronics included several radars and fire control systems.
She was decommissioned in 1971 and scrapped the following year.
Italian missile cruisers Andrea Doria, Garibaldi and Caio Duilio.
^ D'Adamo, Christian. "Action off Calabria". regiamarina.net. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Jordan, John (2008). Warship 2008. Conway Maritime Press. p. 32. ISBN 1-84486-062-0.
^ Smith, Peter Charles (1980). Action imminent: three studies of the naval war in the Mediterranean theatre during 1940. Kimber. p. 66. ISBN 0-7183-0197-8.
^ Cunningham, Admiral Sir Andrew B (28 April 1948). "Report of an action with the Italian Fleet off Calabria, 9th July, 1940" (pdf). London Gazette. HMSO. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
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Tunisian crochet produces generally creates a dense durable and slightly elastic fabric which is very suitable for cushions, pot holders,blankets,slippers and hats etc.
so that the front of your work is always facing.
The first row of Tunisian, or as it is sometimes called, Afghan crochet is made by working a foundation row along a starting chain this is followed by a return row. Following rows are made by working a pick up row followed by a return row.
The Tunisian/Afghan Crochet Hook- this is longer than the standard crochet hook and is rather like a knitting needle with a hook at one end. The overall length of the hook determines the maximum width of the fabric.
1,With your Tunisian crochet hook make a foundation chain to the required length.Insert your hook into the back loop of the 2nd. chain from the hook.Wrap yarn around hook and draw through back of the chain to form a loop on the hook- you now have two loops on your hook.
2,Insert your hook into the back loop of the next stitch and draw through as before.Leave loop on the hook- 3 loops in total.
the first stitch on the hook. *Wrap yarn around again ad draw through next 2 sts.
Repeat from * to end of row drawing the yarn through 2 sts.
each time until one st. remains.
through to form a loop on the hook- you now have two loops on the hook.
2,Being sure not to turn your work,insert your hook into the next st. wrap yarn around hook and draw through the st.to form another loop on the hook. You will now have 3 loops on your hook. Repeat to the end of the row, leaving one loop on your hook for each st. worked.
3, Repeat the return row as before.
Once your piece is completed it is a good idea to strengthen and neaten the top edge with a row of double crochet stitches.
1,Make one row to reach to the height of the next row.
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I am A Man of Letters. I've been reading lately, and I have found some words I would like to share. Today, six poems by Edmund Vance Cooke. Edmund Cooke was born in Ontario in 1866. He was a poet. He died in Ohio in 1932.
When he finds that you don't take your troubles to bed.
Thinking the ape was surely crazed.
They could not make the question out.
The stomach still denied the head.
On men who may respect his papers.
Still eat their nuts, uncivilized.
Some of us use a word or two.
For deeds that wouldn't look well in type.
We don't very often brag about.
For the reason that we so wanted to.
Some of us sin on a smaller scale.
We sit on our hands when we ought to cheer.
At the moment they fret to be running wild.
Who never is tempted. We're mostly human.
To raise his brows at the rest of us.
That which the strength of him wants him to.
McUmphrey's a fellow who's lengthy on lungs.
But he works it so much he has frazzled it out.
He offended you, too, in a similar way.
In a most minute way which is almost indecent!
My dregs of diseases to offer to her.
Stands silent forever before her nephritis.
And Maggie – well, some things are better unsaid.
My wife's simply aching to tell of _our_ woes!
On your story of Rosy we all know by heart.
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News, analysis, and archives on the grassroots in Haiti. Nouvèl, analiz, ak achiv sou baz yo an AYITI. Noticias, análisis y archivos sobre el pueblo de Haití.
Fraud, Violence, and Protests Cloud Results of Haitian Election
by Jake Johnston - source: CEPR
On August 9, in the impoverished Cité Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, a man in plainclothes carrying an automatic weapon casually got into a crowded SUV and left the premises one of Haiti's largest voting centers. It wasn't yet noon on election day. Inside the center's gate, three Haitian National Police officers sat in the shade. All 51 voting booths had been destroyed. Thousands of ballots littered the courtyard.
All across the country, the vote was held amid a climate of chaos and tension. In Chansolme, in Haiti's rural northwest, a polling place supervisor was forced to hide under a bed for hours after being threatened by armed bandits who needed his signature to officially endorse completed ballots that they had provided. In Nippes, another supervisor was held at gunpoint and forced to sign a document canceling the election for an entire voting center. In the commune of Desdunes in the Artibonite, all five voting centers were shut down by midday.
Nationwide, turnout was estimated at 18 percent. In Haiti's most populous West department, where President Michel Martelly's approval rating is the lowest, that number fell to less than 10 percent of registered voters going to the polls. The final results of the first round of legislative elections will be announced on September 8, but protests have been held across the country denouncing what was seen as an unfair process. There have been calls for changes within the electoral council, and, in some cases, the outright annulment of the election.
In January, Haiti was left without a functioning government when the terms of the entire lower house and one-third of the Senate expired. Another third of the Senate had already termed out previously in 2012. Without a functioning government, Martelly was left to rule by decree. He was constitutionally barred from running again for president this year.
Altogether, 128 parties registered to participate in the August election, with 1,621 candidates competing for 119 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and 232 fighting for 20 seats in the Senate. Playing out across Haiti's 10 departments, it was the first election under Martelly, who came into office only after the international community intervened in the 2010 election.
For the international community, once again the primary funders of the electoral process, the first round was seen largely as a test of the key presidential and second-round elections scheduled to be held in October.
Local and international observers have offered drastically differing accounts of what occurred on election day. The Organization of American States (OAS), while acknowledging incidents of violence, proclaimed just a day after the vote that those issues "did not affect the overall voting process." The UN, US, Canada, and the European Union have all added their stamps of approval. For them, the act of simply holding elections signaled success.
On the other hand, a local observation mission led by a network of human rights organizations (RNDDH), which had more than 15 times the number of observers as the OAS and the EU, denounced the process as an assault on democracy. They cited fraud, irregularities, and violence in 50 percent of voting centers across the country.
"Be wary of anyone saying that everything went well," the group warned.
The Provisional Electoral Council, or CEP — the nine-member institution responsible for organizing and carrying out elections — originally said only 4 percent of polling centers had been closed on election day, but when preliminary results were announced 11 days after the vote, they acknowledged the problems were worse than originally proclaimed. Elections will be re-held in 25 areas most impacted by irregularities. Across the country, nearly a quarter of all votes were never counted.
Most political parties have pointed the blame at Martelly's political party, PHTK, as well as others close to the government. The CEP has reacted by excluding 16 candidates from continuing in the electoral process for their role in electoral violence; five are from PHTK. On August 24, the CEP issued a broader warning, calling out political parties whose candidates and supporters were involved in violence, suggesting they could face sanctions. Eight departments were listed; the two parties involved in the most incidents were PHTK and Bouclier, which was founded by a close advisor to the president. Overall, 16 different parties were cited.
But the warning from the CEP offered another message: Parties performed extremely well in those departments where they were warned for violent actions. In Haitian elections, violence appears to pay off.
On the Saturday before the election, it was clear that problems would begin early in the voting. Just 12 hours before polls opened, the electoral council said that due to technical problems they would only be able to print a fraction of the passes needed for political party observers.
After the election, the local group led by RNDDH noted that some parties had difficulty obtaining accreditations, while those "favored by electoral officials" had received theirs.
On Sunday, in the Don Bosco polling center in Cité Soleil, with more than 15,000 registered voters, a group of officers from the Randevous party, a relatively small party running just 17 candidates for the lower house, milled about in the courtyard. Only officers from PHTK and Bouclier were allowed in, they were saying. "They have the money and the means to get the accreditation," one explained. "This came from the top." Party officers inside could not say what party they represented without first looking at their accreditation document. None mentioned either PHTK or Bouclier.
'As the days pass, we're beginning to realize it's a larger mess than we first thought.'
"There was an army of them," an international observation mission official, who asked not to be identified since the process is ongoing, told VICE News, adding that in some centers the ratio of officers to voters was as high as four to one. "For parties, it's a way to defend themselves, but also a way to intimidate."
Every crisis needs its scapegoat. Explaining the lack of accreditations, the CEP announced on the night of the election that an employee, Joseph Hébert Lucien, had made off with sensitive documents in an attempt to sabotage the process. Lucien shot back on local radio, saying he left the night before the elections because he had been receiving threats from political parties and welcoming an investigation into what happened.
"From my experience working with him, he was simply overwhelmed," a foreign diplomat who requested anonymity said in an interview. Still, it deflected criticism from the CEP and the United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP), which oversaw the election budget. Both groups have come under increasing scrutiny as the lack of preparation became clear. While the Haitian justice system is notoriously slow to act, the next day there was a press conference announcing a warrant for Lucien's arrest.
Still, the foreign diplomat, who's been in country working almost exclusively on elections for two years in one of the largest foreign embassies in Haiti, remained optimistic. "Some parties had an organized strategy to take advantage of it, but the problem is still fixable," he told VICE News. The CEP has pledged to have all the accreditation passes for the next round available 15 days in advance, but after overselling its hand before the first round, the CEP has already lost the trust of many throughout Haiti.
To anyone watching the run-up to the elections, it should have come as no surprise that election day itself was plagued by widespread irregularities. In its preliminary report, the EU observation mission noted that PHTK had "undoubtedly dominated the electoral scene," adding that 38 percent of election commercials were for PHTK.
Though the Haitian government committed about $10 million for political parties, those funds weren't released until just a week before the vote, leaving little time to run an actual campaign. While smaller parties waited, PHTK and Martelly were canvassing the country.
"We didn't use any state resources," Roudy Choute, a PHTK party representative, told VICE News. "The only thing we have is the president, and I'll keep using him." Both Choute and another PHTK insider, who requested anonymity, denied that PHTK had more funds than other parties. But the insider added, "What money does come, comes from the government, I'm not going to hide that."
PHTK and Bouclier are also the two parties most staunchly defending the results. In an interview in the party's headquarters, presidential candidate Steeve Khawly of Bouclier indicated that since international observers had said the results were acceptable, they should stand. "Elections happened on Sunday like the CEP said they would happen," he added. Khawly denied any connection with PHTK.
In a press conference the day after the vote, PHTK called the elections acceptable and denounced a "smear campaign" by its opponents. "Elections were good enough to move on," Choute later said. He blamed the opposition for intimidating potential voters to not go to the polls. "They forgot this is a democracy, even if there are three votes, the one with two goes on. You can't cancel the vote," he added.
While few outright winners were declared in the preliminary results, PHTK appears to be the main beneficiary of the election. The party has 42 candidates moving on in the 94 deputy races that will stand, four of whom will be declared the winner in the first round. The party also leads the field with eight Senate candidates moving on to the second round. Together with Bouclier, the two will have candidates advancing to the second round or winning outright in the majority of deputy races that were validated by the CEP.
"The elections won't be perfect, but it'll be better than 2010," a high-level foreign official involved in the process said the day before the election. The first of three scheduled elections this year, the vote held on August 9 cost at least $25 million — in addition to the $10 million the Haitian government distributed to political parties — and was years in the making.
In 2010, after initially being left out of the second round, Martelly supporters took to the streets, shutting down Haiti's capital. A mission from the OAS (also observing the current electoral process) came to Haiti and arbitrarily overturned the results, thrusting Martelly into the second round, and eventually the presidency. This time, even the head of the EU observation mission felt it necessary to give an interview to Haiti's leading newspaper,Le Nouvelliste,saying the mission would not interfere with the results of the election.
"The international community has their own agenda, they see that the money was wasted [in the election], but they want to do what is good for Martelly," a high-level official in Vérité, a newly created party associated with former President René Preval, explained. It was Preval's handpicked successor, Jude Célestin, who was removed by the international community in 2010 to allow Martelly into the runoff. "It's 2010 all over again, but instead of against Preval, it's for Martelly," he added.
The widespread knowledge that the international community would put their stamp of approval on the process, no matter how flawed, opened the door to the irregularities that plagued election day. "The sense is it was a 'check and move on,' but now we're realizing there are serious challenges on the horizon," the diplomat added.
Over lunch at an upscale restaurant in Port-au-Prince's wealthy Petionville neighborhood, Jocelerme Privert, one of 10 remaining senators and a former minister of the interior, explained that in order to get back to work he "needs elections." But, he added, "I need fair elections, I need good legislators." A $25 million test of the election system is one thing, but when that test results in the election of both houses of parliament, the impact on Haitian democracy is massive. "How this crisis is managed will determine the success of the next round. But the process is essential to the future of the country," Privert added.
The diplomat acknowledged that they had not done nearly enough to vet candidates, as it was difficult to assess all 1,800 of them. "This is not a glorious roster of candidates," he said. Unfortunately, with election day marred by extremely low turnout, irregularities and fraud, it is naturally the "violent and corrupted" who will benefit, as one candidate explained. As the electoral process continues, the legitimacy of Haiti's next legislature hangs in the balance.
"As the days pass, we're beginning to realize it's a larger mess than we first thought. How will the government, CEP and international community get out of it?" the Vérité official posited during an interview. "The hope is that the CEP manages to explain carefully and transparently how its decisions are made," the observation official added.
But the results posted by the CEP and the brief press conference on August 20 have failed to assuage the many doubts. Elections will be re-run in 25 towns where less than 70 percent of tally sheets were counted, either due to fraud, irregularities, or the fact that they simply never made it to the tabulation center. The senate race in Haiti's second most populous department, the Artibonite, will also have to be re-run. The CEP, however, failed to explain the criteria for dismissing votes and there is no indication of whether the 70 percent threshold was based on any sort of statistical analysis.
Many towns and even entire departments will see the election results validated despite having just over 70 percent of the votes counted. Nationally, more than 23 percent of tally sheets were missing or excluded.
On August 27, 12 political parties wrote to the head of the CEP, Pierre Louis Opont, accusing the organization of favoring those close to the government, refusing to recognize the results posted by the CEP, and calling for his resignation.
"The credibility of the process and the honesty of the CEP will be tested," Privert said. Parties are now going through the results and filing complaints with the CEP. More than 200 complaints have been filed.
Privert added that documenting abuses on election day and being able to follow up on them largely depends on local officials, who in many cases are directly appointed by the Haitian government, making contesting the results difficult. Of course, it does help to be a sitting senator: In his home town in the Nippes department, where a group threatened a poll supervisor with a gun to his head, the PHTK candidate who was allegedly behind the violent actions has been excluded from continuing in the election. But without that benefit, there is no action one can take against decisions of the CEP. "It is a state within the state," the senator said.
The transparency, and the perceived fairness of how that unaccountable "state within a state" responds to these serious problems and deficiencies will determine if Haiti's electoral process continues with all parties still at the table, or if these elections will end up being another travesty in Haiti's ongoing struggle for democracy and national sovereignty.
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Interpreting 2015 Standard II: Curriculum transcription of a presentation given by Elizabeth Aversa (2016-17 COA Chair and Professor Emerita and Director, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama) at the External Review Panelist training session, held during the 2017 ALA Annual Conference on June 23, 2017, Hilton Chicago.
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#include "py/objproperty.h"
#include "py/runtime.h"
#include "py/runtime0.h"
#include "shared-bindings/microcontroller/Pin.h"
#include "shared-bindings/ps2io/Ps2.h"
#include "shared-bindings/util.h"
#include "supervisor/shared/translate.h"

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//|     """Communicate with a PS/2 keyboard or mouse
//|
//|     Ps2 implements the PS/2 keyboard/mouse serial protocol, used in
//|     legacy devices. It is similar to UART but there are only two
//|     lines (Data and Clock). PS/2 devices are 5V, so bidirectional
//|     level converters must be used to connect the I/O lines to pins
//|     of 3.3V boards."""
//|
//|     def __init__(self, data_pin: microcontroller.Pin, clock_pin: microcontroller.Pin):
//|         """Create a Ps2 object associated with the given pins.
//|
//|         :param ~microcontroller.Pin data_pin: Pin tied to data wire.
//|         :param ~microcontroller.Pin clock_pin: Pin tied to clock wire.
//|           This pin must support interrupts.
//|
//|         Read one byte from PS/2 keyboard and turn on Scroll Lock LED::
//|
//|           import ps2io
//|           import board
//|
//|           kbd = ps2io.Ps2(board.D10, board.D11)
//|
//|           while len(kbd) == 0:
//|               pass
//|
//|           print(kbd.popleft())
//|           print(kbd.sendcmd(0xed))
//|           print(kbd.sendcmd(0x01))"""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2io_ps2_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
    enum { ARG_datapin, ARG_clkpin };
    static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
        { MP_QSTR_datapin, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_OBJ },
        { MP_QSTR_clkpin, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_OBJ },
    };
    mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
    mp_arg_parse_all(n_args, pos_args, kw_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);

    const mcu_pin_obj_t* clkpin = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_clkpin].u_obj);
    const mcu_pin_obj_t* datapin = validate_obj_is_free_pin(args[ARG_datapin].u_obj);

    ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self = m_new_obj(ps2io_ps2_obj_t);
    self->base.type = &ps2io_ps2_type;

    common_hal_ps2io_ps2_construct(self, datapin, clkpin);

    return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
}

//|     def deinit(self, ) -> Any:
//|         """Deinitialises the Ps2 and releases any hardware resources for reuse."""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2io_ps2_deinit(mp_obj_t self_in) {
    ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
    common_hal_ps2io_ps2_deinit(self);
    return mp_const_none;
}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(ps2io_ps2_deinit_obj, ps2io_ps2_deinit);

STATIC void check_for_deinit(ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self) {
    if (common_hal_ps2io_ps2_deinited(self)) {
        raise_deinited_error();
    }
}

//|     def __enter__(self, ) -> Any:
//|         """No-op used by Context Managers."""
//|         ...
//|
//  Provided by context manager helper.

//|     def __exit__(self, ) -> Any:
//|         """Automatically deinitializes the hardware when exiting a context. See
//|         :ref:`lifetime-and-contextmanagers` for more info."""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2io_ps2_obj___exit__(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
    (void)n_args;
    common_hal_ps2io_ps2_deinit(args[0]);
    return mp_const_none;
}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(ps2io_ps2___exit___obj, 4, 4, ps2io_ps2_obj___exit__);

//|     def popleft(self, ) -> Any:
//|         """Removes and returns the oldest received byte. When buffer
//|         is empty, raises an IndexError exception."""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2io_ps2_obj_popleft(mp_obj_t self_in) {
    ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
    check_for_deinit(self);

    int b = common_hal_ps2io_ps2_popleft(self);
    if (b < 0) {
        mp_raise_IndexError(translate("Pop from an empty Ps2 buffer"));
    }
    return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(b);
}
MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(ps2io_ps2_popleft_obj, ps2io_ps2_obj_popleft);

//|     def sendcmd(self, byte: int) -> Any:
//|         """Sends a command byte to PS/2. Returns the response byte, typically
//|         the general ack value (0xFA). Some commands return additional data
//|         which is available through :py:func:`popleft()`.
//|
//|         Raises a RuntimeError in case of failure. The root cause can be found
//|         by calling :py:func:`clear_errors()`. It is advisable to call
//|         :py:func:`clear_errors()` before :py:func:`sendcmd()` to flush any
//|         previous errors.
//|
//|         :param int byte: byte value of the command"""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2io_ps2_obj_sendcmd(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t ob) {
    ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
    check_for_deinit(self);
    mp_int_t cmd = mp_obj_get_int(ob) & 0xff;
    int resp = common_hal_ps2io_ps2_sendcmd(self, cmd);
    if (resp < 0) {
        mp_raise_RuntimeError(translate("Failed sending command."));
    }
    return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(resp);
}
MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(ps2io_ps2_sendcmd_obj, ps2io_ps2_obj_sendcmd);

//|     def clear_errors(self, ) -> Any:
//|         """Returns and clears a bitmap with latest recorded communication errors.
//|
//|         Reception errors (arise asynchronously, as data is received):
//|
//|         0x01: start bit not 0
//|
//|         0x02: timeout
//|
//|         0x04: parity bit error
//|
//|         0x08: stop bit not 1
//|
//|         0x10: buffer overflow, newest data discarded
//|
//|         Transmission errors (can only arise in the course of sendcmd()):
//|
//|         0x100: clock pin didn't go to LO in time
//|
//|         0x200: clock pin didn't go to HI in time
//|
//|         0x400: data pin didn't ACK
//|
//|         0x800: clock pin didn't ACK
//|
//|         0x1000: device didn't respond to RTS
//|
//|         0x2000: device didn't send a response byte in time"""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2io_ps2_obj_clear_errors(mp_obj_t self_in) {
    ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
    check_for_deinit(self);

    return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(common_hal_ps2io_ps2_clear_errors(self));
}
MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(ps2io_ps2_clear_errors_obj, ps2io_ps2_obj_clear_errors);

//|     def __len__(self, ) -> Any:
//|         """Returns the number of received bytes in buffer, available
//|         to :py:func:`popleft()`."""
//|         ...
//|
STATIC mp_obj_t ps2_unary_op(mp_unary_op_t op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
    ps2io_ps2_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
    check_for_deinit(self);
    uint16_t len = common_hal_ps2io_ps2_get_len(self);
    switch (op) {
        case MP_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return mp_obj_new_bool(len != 0);
        case MP_UNARY_OP_LEN: return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(len);
        default: return MP_OBJ_NULL; // op not supported
    }
}

STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t ps2io_ps2_locals_dict_table[] = {
    // Methods
    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_deinit), MP_ROM_PTR(&ps2io_ps2_deinit_obj) },
    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___enter__), MP_ROM_PTR(&default___enter___obj) },
    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___exit__), MP_ROM_PTR(&ps2io_ps2___exit___obj) },
    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_popleft), MP_ROM_PTR(&ps2io_ps2_popleft_obj) },
    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_sendcmd), MP_ROM_PTR(&ps2io_ps2_sendcmd_obj) },
    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_clear_errors), MP_ROM_PTR(&ps2io_ps2_clear_errors_obj) },
};
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(ps2io_ps2_locals_dict, ps2io_ps2_locals_dict_table);

const mp_obj_type_t ps2io_ps2_type = {
    { &mp_type_type },
    .name = MP_QSTR_Ps2,
    .make_new = ps2io_ps2_make_new,
    .unary_op = ps2_unary_op,
    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&ps2io_ps2_locals_dict,
};

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I'm taken to the theme of the hero's journey this week with our forecast and guidance. If you are viewing this on the week of April 23 or anytime you feel called or land on this page – this message is for you.
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Each of us has our own hero's journey that we are playing out. This will include ups and downs. The valleys of the journey create depth, understanding, compassion, resolve and more that reveal more about who we are as the main character in our own stories. The message coming through around the valleys is that it is only a step in the journey. You may have deep seemingly long depressions/ valleys or you may simply have a few potholes along the way, either way a clear theme this week (which by the way manifesting is still kicked into high gear) is to remember that this shall pass.
That allowing yourself to focus on the emotions coming up, feel them and know that they are teaching you something is key. Do not fall into the fog of self-pity or self-blame. Everything is happening on time, you are learning lessons and growing. Let that fog dissipate so that you can keep your focus on where you desire to be.
With that in mind it looks like many of us will be experiencing some plot twists this week. Things are shifting and if you are holding on very tightly to plans it might feel quite uncomfortable. Be willing to be led with the synchronicities that come up to make the most of this week and this area of your hero's journey. You'll find that even as these detours do no seem logic, and often not even welcome when you tune into your heart and let expectations, logic and plans go you will find that somehow it just FEELS like the right path.
Quick recap – since there is a lot on the go this week: Do not fall into self-pity, tune into your heart to uncover the gold in the unexpected turns.
Many of you who are feeling this 'off' sensation are actually feeling a disconnection from Source and from who you truly are at a Soul level. This is an invitation to strengthen the warrior within, the one that tosses doubts to the side and find comfort, security and connection within, no outside forces required. As you connect to and embody this sense of yourself other areas of your life outside can quickly come into harmony. In fact the practice of finding that connection within, nurturing it and loving yourself is the fastest way to your desired outcome no matter what area of your life you aspire to improve this week.
When you are reconnected within, when you are focused on the present as you allow your heart to fill with light and compassion for self, that is the time to find clarity in your situation. What in your life needs adjusting to harmonize with who you are today? What structures and projects is it time to release and which ones are ready for you to dive into?
We are human and so can't do ALL the things. We have the gift of choice which is what makes hero's journeys so beneficial to our growth is all we had to do was follow the leader all day long it doesn't give us much opportunity for expansion – and afterall if you're reading this expanding who you are is a HUGE part of this life. Choose based in your heart what you feel is best to put your energy into. Based in your heart – not that of others. the most beneficial outcome will be yours when you focus in this way. You may have some work today around fears and doubts of potentially letting others down or changing course but that is illusion and once you clear that fog – your path becomes crystal clear.
If you find resentment is coming up for you, or you are playing an old story over and over in your head, with the same subconscious expectations this is a major area to look at this week. Be bold and brave enough to do the uncomfortable thing and shift your expectations. Let go of what you think others should be and have a go at simply accepting and loving them – do the same for yourself while you're at it. Try the experiment and let resentment and malice go. See how it makes you feel, how it harmonizes your life and helps the puzzle pieces to click into place.
Visualize yourself taking shots of forgiveness into your system. Picture a shot glass with blue, violet and red light take it into your system and let each color in turn wash throughout your system when the heavy thoughts come this week. Let sapphire blue wash throughout for a few breathes, pulling in forgiveness energy with every molecule of air you welcome in. As you exhale the resentment, frustration etc start to flow down through your feet to be transmuted by Gaia. Now visualize the violet of your forgiveness shot fills up your body. As you breathe slowly the violet light transmutes heavy energy you feel towards yourself and zero's in on guilt, shame and blame, again being magnetized to the Earth and transmuted. Finally allow the ruby sparkle energy to ground, center and calm your energy and you breathe. Releasing again, into the Earth – this time breathing golden ruby Gaia energy back up through your feet and settle it into your heart.
From this place you can connect to your inner guidance system and move forward on your path, you may even uncover a path that was previously hidden but incredibly aligned to who you are now.
Take inventory of your priorities, allow your heart to guide you to the areas in highest need of your attention and release the areas no longer requiring your focus.
Do not allow a false sense of isolation and confusion to cut you off from your direct connection to your greatness. Hold on to the threads of greatness that you do see and focus on them to flow back to your true nature.
The energy we are working with this week is full of plot twists, ups, and downs and encourages us to connect within and find peace there.
Understand you are on a journey, each step is important to the whole, and each step also passes. Remember your inner guidance system is always recalibrating and know the best path for you.


In the late 19th century, the new nation-state of Italy was eager to join her European neighbours in creating an international empire, and her eyes turned toward Africa as a source of potential colonies. Securing a foothold in Eritrea on the Red Sea coast, the Italians quickly became embroiled in a shooting war with the Ethiopians. The war proved a disaster for the Italians, who suffered three major defeats against the forces of Emperor Menelik's army, including a horrendous massacre at Adowa, the largest defeat of a colonial army prior to World War I. This book looks at the campaign with an emphasis on the colourful uniforms worn by both sides.
Prenota "Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896"


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Genetics, structure, and prevalence of FP967 (CDC Triffid) T-DNA in flax
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Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-0923-9
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National Research Council of Canada. Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
National Research Council of Canada. Executive Offices
FP967; CDC Triffid; T-DNA; Flaxseed; Linum usitatissimum
The detection of T-DNA from a genetically modified flaxseed line (FP967, formally CDC Triffid) in a shipment of Canadian flaxseed exported to Europe resulted in a large decrease in the amount of flax planted in Canada. The Canadian flaxseed industry undertook major changes to ensure the removal of FP967 from the supply chain. This study aimed to resolve the genetics and structure of the FP967 transfer DNA (T-DNA). The FP967 T-DNA is thought to be inserted in at single genomic locus. The junction between the T-DNA and genomic DNA consisted of two inverted Right Borders with no Left Border (LB) flanking genomic DNA sequences recovered. This information was used to develop an event-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay. This assay and an existing assay specific to the T-DNA construct were used to determine the genetics and prevalence of the FP967 T-DNA. These data supported the hypothesis that the T-DNA is present at a single location in the genome. The FP967 T-DNA is present at a low level (between 0.01 and 0.1%) in breeder seed lots from 2009 and 2010. None of the 11,000 and 16,000 lines selected for advancement through the Flax Breeding Program in 2010 and 2011, respectively, tested positive for the FP967 T-DNA, however. Most of the FP967 T-DNA sequence was resolved via PCR cloning and next generation sequencing. A 3,720 bp duplication of an internal portion of the T-DNA (including a Right Border) was discovered between the flanking genomic DNA and the LB. An event-specific assay, SAT2-LB, was developed for the junction between this repeat and the LB.
SpringerPlus 4, no. 146.
NRC-ACRD-56047
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Writing is a cornerstone academic skill that students need to have in place for success in both school and life. At Silver Oak Learning Center, we take a whole-student approach to improving writing skills. We assess your child on his or her writing skills and then design a customized program to help your child reach his or her fullest potential.
We modify and adapt our students' programs as we learn more about their strengths and gaps through their writing samples. Our student-to-teacher ratio maximum is 3:1 and all students receive feedback on an individualized basis. Students learn the skills they need to become effective writers while building confidence in skills they will use for the rest of their lives.


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JazzFest encourages children to attend with a special JazzQuest area where kids can do activities like face painting, arts and crafts, musical games and other activities.
If you want an insider's view of JazzFest, consider volunteering. Each year JazzFest utilizes a cadre of volunteers to help put on the festival. In addition to hearing great jazz and other types of music, volunteers receive a JazzFest t-shirt with an exclusive design.


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•	Cracked Pepper & Sea Salt – Boldly seasoned with cracked pepper and gourmet sea salt, simple and delicious!
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NYSE-listed dry bulk specialist Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamaxes – the m/v Naias, as well as with Norden A/S, Copenhagen, for another of its Panamax bulkers – the m/v Thetis.
The gross charter rate for the 2006-built, 73,546 dwt Naias is USD 6,800 per day minus a 4.75% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum ten months to maximum thirteen months. The charter started on July 12.
The rate for the 2004-built, 73,583 dwt Thetis is USD 7,000 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period of minimum eleven months to maximum fourteen months. The charter is expected to start on July 14.
The employments of Naias and Thetis are anticipated to generate approximately USD 4.35 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charters.
The Thetis was previously chartered to EDF Trading Limited, UK, at a gross charter rate of USD 8,300 per day, while the Naias was chartered to Bunge S.A., Geneva, at a daily rate of USD 5,500.
Posted on July 13, 2015 with tags Charter, Diana Shipping, m/v Naias, MV Thetis, Panamax.


Im going to show you a technique I learned in making a signature with snowing effects.. although the snow effect in this tutorial is still not perfect. In the end of the tutorial I will just let you adjust the frames of the animation to achieve a better result.
Note: You need to have basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady.
First create a signature or just open an existing signature you made.. it's your choice.
Create a new layer and fill it with black.
Arrange all of the 'Snow Layers' to move down right or left like this.
Now in Image Ready.. If you don't have the animation bar visisble like below then go to Window > Animation.
If you have all your snow layers visible then turn them all off by clicking the eye. Only leave 'snow1' on.
Create a new frame by clicking on the paper-like icon.
Click on the last frame and duplicate another frame.
Turn the opacity on the 2nd to last to 65% and the last frame to 75%.
Go back to the 1st frame and uncheck the black filled layer and viola!
Save your work and you're done!
Now if you're not satisfied with the animation it's upto you if you want to adjust the settings of the animation or maybe add more layers to achieve a more realistic or a better snow effect.
^_^ How did you get so good? and how do you not have a job doin this?


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Briscoe wants to make history in new Ford GT
Mike Brudenell
Ryan Briscoe wasn't born when the Ford GT40 Mk. II stormed to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
But he will be ready to roll at Daytona International Speedway in Saturday's Rolex 24 at Daytona, when two new Ford GTs take on archrival Ferrari and also BMW, Porsche and Chevy Corvette in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) production class.
Briscoe, 34, a former Team Penske IndyCar Series driver, will be at the wheel of the No. 67 Ford GT entry as the track celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first 24-hour sports car race at Daytona in what will be the opening round of the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Ford GTs also will return to the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car classic in June.
"I learned a lot more about the original Ford GT racing effort just recently," said Briscoe, who was born in Sydney, Australia, and now lives in Connecticut.
He learned from a certain someone who was there at Le Mans 50 years ago — Edsel Ford II, who accompanied his father, Henry Ford II, to Le Mans as a teenager to watch Ford finish 1-2-3 in the race and spank Ferrari and Porsche in the process.
While Edsel Ford II, 67, won't be at Daytona, where the Ford GT Mk. II also won in '66, he is planning on being at Le Mans for this year's race.
"It was really cool listening to Edsel talk about the Ford GT40 and Le Mans back then," said Briscoe, who'll be running for Ford Performance and Chip Ganassi Racing in the Rolex 24. "Edsel's dad, 'The Deuce,' took him to Le Mans to watch Ford win. Learning about the history of the Ford GT and the fierce rivalry between Ford and Ferrari was awesome."
Briscoe would like to make some history of his own this weekend as he, Richard Westbrook and Stefan Mucke share stints at Daytona, while Joey Hand, Dirk Muller and Sebastien Bourdais run the No. 66 Ford GT team car.
"This is a huge opportunity for me and the team," Briscoe said. "I'm so pleased to be at Ganassi and racing for Ford. It would be great to win at Daytona on the 50th anniversary of the 24-hour race and the Ford GTs victory there in 1966."
Though the all-new Ford GT program was announced in 2014 and the car has been testing hard since October, Saturday will be its first time in race competition. The Ford GT, the race car and road car, is powered by the highly fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine.
Briscoe couldn't be happier with the work done so far.
"I think we can win first up," said Briscoe, who notched eight victories and 13 poles in 131 IndyCar starts dating to 2005. "I don't really see why not. The Ford GT has been competitive in testing during winter and very reliable. It's been a matter of fill it up with fuel and run it out."
Briscoe started in the Verizon IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi in 2005, and drove for him again in 2013-14.
He also raced in the American Le Mans Series, scoring eight victories.
"I'm pumped to be in the car for Chip (Ganassi) and for Ford Performance," said Briscoe, who was on the pole for Penske in the 2012 Indianapolis 500. "Saturday at Daytona is the Super Bowl of sports car racing in North America. We have developed the Ford GT to win."
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